Games Like Automation

Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.

Why similar: Automation 41.1%, Education 39.1%, Puzzle 10%, Simulation 7%, 2D 1.6%

Design increasingly complex computation units powered by high pressure steam. From switches to steam based computers, all in a world of analogue pressure devices. Use previous designs to solve further challenges, unravel the mystery of the missing steam and discover a new field of science.

Why similar: Automation 37.9%, Education 28.9%, Physics 11.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Strategy 6.7%

You are an electrician, moving back to your hometown in the Austrian Alps, which you find lacks a certain... spark. Promptly tasked with wiring up the village, you solve electrical puzzles, blow fuses and master real-world circuitry techniques. Electrify the Alps, one circuit at a time.

Why similar: Education 33.3%, Automation 30.3%, Simulation 11%, Physics 9.9%, Strategy 6.3%

With just a few sliders you can make beautiful structures from millions of little creatures following each other.

Why similar: Education 39.7%, Automation 38.3%, Simulation 15.8%, 2D 3%, Colorful 2.6%

The original physics building game is now on PC! Use minimal tools to build an infinite variety of puzzle-solving machines. Featuring over 70 THOUSAND user-generated levels, and includes the sequel Fantastic Contraption Classic 2!

Why similar: Education 24.3%, Physics 21.7%, Automation 15.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 12.1%

Welcome to Frog Brain, a challenging neural network simulation game. In this world, you’ll take on the role of a neural network designer, using your creativity and logical thinking to build neural networks and solve a series of complex scenario challenges.

Why similar: Education 47.2%, Automation 27.4%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 7.1%, 3D 4%

The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

Why similar: Education 51.4%, Physics 25.8%, Simulation 16.6%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

A hardcore puzzle game about digital circuits

Why similar: Education 55%, Simulation 22.8%, Puzzle 15%, 2D 4%, Indie 1.7%

TerraBlocks is a geography-based puzzle game where you move and rotate drifting continent pieces from the North Pole to their correct places. As you progress, the challenge increases. Test your spatial awareness and geographic knowledge while rebuilding the world!

Why similar: Education 45.6%, Simulation 15.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Physics 10.9%, Strategy 6.2%

Crack simulated safe locks using real techniques!

Why similar: Education 48%, Simulation 20.2%, Puzzle 14.9%, Physics 12.7%, 3D 3.4%

Block shop is an automation puzzle game in which basic blocks are transformed and combined to create increasingly complex blocks.

Why similar: Automation 59.7%, Strategy 20.8%, Puzzle 14.5%, Indie 2.5%, 2D 1.9%

Area Cooperation Economic Simulation: North Korea (ACES) simulates the development of North Korea's Pyongyang economy. It is an economic simulation and not a game, and useful for an economics class.

Why similar: Education 50.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Simulation 24.2%

Industrial Robotics Training : handle a 6-axis industrial robot and share my job

Why similar: Automation 41%, Education 39.6%, Simulation 15.8%, 3D 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Enter the most advanced challenge laboratory of today's games, where electronics and logic merge into challenges that will captivate your mind and awaken the engineer within you!

Why similar: Education 38.5%, Automation 26.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Physics 5.5%

Nuclear fission simulator. Control A nuclear reactor, balancing Uranium fissile material. The game features a oversimplified reactor and the R.B.M.K Reactor in Chernobyl.

Why similar: Education 53.8%, Simulation 21.2%, Physics 19.4%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

The Qubit Factory is an open-ended puzzle game incorporating real-life concepts from the cutting-edge field of quantum computing. Design and build logic circuits that manipulate bits and qubits (quantum bits) to solve devious computational challenges!

Why similar: Automation 39.7%, Education 24.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Simulation 11.4%, Physics 10.7%

Let Them Fall is a dynamic puzzle-strategy game. Transport objects using conveyor belts to the target zone. With each level, the game gets tougher with diverse shapes, colors, and limited space on procedurally generated maps. Will you take up the challenge?

Why similar: Automation 43.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 16.3%, Physics 9.9%, Puzzle 8%

Chime Candy is an interactive musical puzzle game that combines the joy of music and learning by guiding fish to their note slots to learn how to read sheet music and various melodies.

Why similar: Education 49.2%, Strategy 17.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Colorful 3.1%

This is an earthquake escape game, about how to move to a safe place at home when an earthquake occurs, and make an earthquake safe escape game. Our protagonist kid is alone at home. Where can he move to hide in order to be safer?

Why similar: Education 65.4%, Simulation 26.4%, 3D 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Large scale computer redstone! Taking computer redstone to the next level with 24bit color screens, keyboard inputs, powerful tools like copy pasting, saving blueprints, modifying simulation speed and more, all ready to be used.

Why similar: Education 47%, Automation 28.6%, Simulation 18.5%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 1.3%

Learn Russian with a quiz that helps you review words and phrases in Russian. Over 3,500 Advanced phrases, 350 Verbs, 1500 nouns and exactly 33 letters for all your learning efforts.

Why similar: Education 81.2%, Simulation 14.7%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

A conveyor-based production and logistics sandbox including smart machines, node based conveyor belts, logic and recipe based item generation and powerful design time construction. Create and connect Miners, Splitters, Factories, Containers, Vaults and more...

Why similar: Automation 58.3%, Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Puzzle 7%, 3D 3.2%

You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

Why similar: Automation 38.1%, Education 35.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Strategy 7.4%, Simulation 5.4%

Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!

Why similar: Automation 38.8%, Education 30.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 8%

Hurricane Heroes is a 3-act interactive narrative experience that places players in the shoes of three critical roles as a storm approaches and impacts the coast of Florida.

Why similar: Education 70%, Simulation 22.5%, 3D 6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

In Factorization, you must plan and build a factory capable of producing ever more complex resources. You focus on designing optimal production lines while carefully balancing your budget. In the meantime your workers build your designs and carry out the day-to-day tasks in your factory.

Why similar: Automation 63.9%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 14.1%, 2D 4.2%, Indie 2.4%

You input any function to guide the red ball on the xy-plane to the goal.

Why similar: Education 43.8%, Physics 23.9%, Puzzle 16.7%, Simulation 11.4%, 2D 2.1%

A magical automation puzzle game where you program a little shikigami automaton using visual spell blocks - explore, harvest energy, and cleanse corrupted sigils in a cozy fantasy world.

Why similar: Automation 37.5%, Strategy 21.7%, Simulation 20.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, 2D 4.3%

Build and run your own automated factory to turn materials into a range of products!

Why similar: Automation 52.9%, Simulation 23.6%, Physics 21.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%

A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.

Why similar: Automation 30%, Education 23.3%, Physics 15.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Strategy 9.4%

Equate 8 is an innovative and addicting new math puzzle game by the creator of The Devil's Calculator. Rearrange numbers in a 3x3 grid to solve eight equations (3 across, 3 down, and 2 diagonal) in the fewest moves possible. Challenges involve a variety of operators and difficulty levels!

Why similar: Education 56.6%, Puzzle 20.3%, Strategy 14.6%, Colorful 5.9%, Indie 1.7%

Node Math is a simple, idle-factory game about combining numbers with math operators, unlocking new stuff, and making money go brrr!

Why similar: Automation 42.9%, Education 31.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Puzzle 7.1%

Minesweeper Pillar is a twist on the classic minesweeper game. In this unique gaming experience, you'll find yourself in a cylindrical world where mines are hidden within the walls of a rotating pillar.

Why similar: Education 48.7%, Strategy 27.3%, Puzzle 16.9%, 3D 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%

2.5D Falling sand game. Collect Rare Items and discover new Elements. Use Elements to make Powerful Spells. Build and Destroy at your will.

Why similar: Automation 54.1%, Simulation 23.4%, Physics 15.9%, 2D 5.6%, Singleplayer 1%

Play with lasers and solve puzzles in Laser Attraction. Use reflection, refraction, dispersion and filtration to direct the laser beams, mix and separate colours, open doors, hit targets and complete puzzles.

Why similar: Education 28.9%, Physics 28%, Puzzle 18.4%, Simulation 14%, 2D 6%

Minimalist automation puzzle game where you build physics-based machines to manipulate the flow of numbers.

Why similar: Automation 48.2%, Physics 16.4%, Puzzle 11.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 10%

IEL: Indo European Languages is a 2D educational game where you learn French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and more through fun mini-games. Explore landmarks, improve vocabulary by category, and build real-world communication skills while playing!

Why similar: Education 68.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Simulation 8%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 2%

In this game, we will play with the simplest automaton model, Finite State Automaton, and use it to cope with 80 challenges.

Why similar: Automation 52.7%, Education 21.2%, Puzzle 13%, Strategy 10.7%, 2D 1.7%

Logic Arrows is a sandbox game where you design your own mechanisms: from logic gates to an entire computer. Use simple elements to build complex systems, solve engineering challenges and master computer logic.

Why similar: Automation 47.8%, Education 31.3%, Simulation 11.8%, Puzzle 6.3%, 2D 2.4%

Click on the skate, aim at the garbage can and manage to throw away a minimum of masks to reach the goal ! It's up to you to solve each riddle! All around the lake, visit 100 emblematic places and discover their stories. You will also learn a lot about the decomposition of waste in nature.

Why similar: Education 39.8%, Strategy 19.4%, Simulation 17.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Physics 9.1%

School Fab Lab Virtual Reality (SFL VR) makes it possible for anyone to experience a digital fabrication laboratory from anywhere, using virtual reality!

Why similar: Education 100%